How can I generate desire in my calling?
Question Dearest Gramps, I've currently serving in a tough responsibility in the church, and while I know exactly what it's worth for me, it's beginning to wear me down, and my desire to serve is fading. My question is simple: how do you generate desire? What...
Is the “Spirit of prophecy” and the “Gift of prophecy” the same thing?
Question Gramps, We know the "spirit of prophecy" is the testimony of Jesus. Is the "gift of prophesy" the same thing as the spirit of prophecy, or is there a difference? Amy Answer Amy, The spirit of prophecy and the gift of prophecy are...
Is baptism a requirement to receive a resurrected body?
Question Gramps, Will everyone who lived in mortality need the ordinance of baptism to be eligible to receive a resurrected body? Justin Answer Justin, Thanks for your question. The Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the Doctrine and Covenants...
How can I gain guilt?
Question Gramps, I have been struggling with a certain sin for a long time, and I have begun to not feel bad or sorrowful for sinning. I do my best to read the scriptures meaningfully, and I have a desire to overcome my sin. What can I do to gain godly sorrow...
How can I make my devotional in Seminary more memorable?
Question Dear Gramps, For seminary we have to give a devotional. I was assigned the topic "The Premortal Life" and I want to make my devotional memorable so that if the kids in my class are learning something and it's not just a 5 minute lesson that they hear...
What is D&C 13:1 saying?
Question Gramps, The scripture found in D&C 13:1 says, 1 Upon you my fellow servants, in the name of Messiah I confer the Priesthood of Aaron, which holds the keys of the ministering of angels, and of the gospel of repentance, and of baptism by immersion...
What does it mean to “put away childish things?”
Question Dear Gramps, I've been thinking a lot about what it means to "put away childish things". Is it wrong for an adult to have a "childish" hobby? Like building Legos, for example. Or is it wrong if a hobby revolves around the acquisition of things? I.e: a...
When Christ was on the cross, did he forgive only the Romans?
Question Dear Gramps, Once I heard a Stake President say that when Christ said on the cross "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" that he was asking for forgiveness for the Romans only; that the Jews were never forgiven. Considering what the...
Did we have any say in the circumstances we would be born into?
Question Gramps, Did we have any say in what kind of circumstances we would be born into on this Earth in the premortal life? Seems unfair to me if it wasn't that way. Sojourner Answer Dear Sojourner, First, let me say categorically that we don't...
Before becoming a Bishop, is it required to be on a High Council first?
Question Gramps, Is a man required to serve on the High Council before he is considered a candidate for the calling of Bishop? I was advised by a member of the High Council that Bishops are almost always required to sit as a High Councilman before he is...
